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Emily St. James

Emily St. James

Former Critic at Large

    Latest articles by Emily St. James

    The 18 best TV shows airing right now
    High MaintenanceHigh Maintenance
    The 18 best TV shows airing right now

    The beloved web series’ third season on HBO is a new high.

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    CounterpartCounterpart
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    Starz puts a new twist on the spy drama — and the parallel universe show.

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    The 18 best TV shows airing right now
    CorporateCorporate
    The 18 best TV shows airing right now

    Comedy Central’s bleak look at the workplace will make you laugh — or maybe weep.

    By Emily St. James
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    Bob’s BurgersBob’s Burgers
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    The king of Fox’s animated sitcoms is still funny in season 9

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    Broad CityBroad City
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    Comedy Central’s amazingly funny ode to New York is wrapping up

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    The latest episode of Starz’s Counterpart is brilliant even if you’ve never seen the showThe latest episode of Starz’s Counterpart is brilliant even if you’ve never seen the show
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    “Twin Cities” is beautiful, standalone entry point for this excellent, atypical spy drama.

    By Emily St. James
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    The 15 best movies that weren’t nominated for any Oscars (and how to watch them)The 15 best movies that weren’t nominated for any Oscars (and how to watch them)
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    From Sorry to Bother You to Paddington 2, these are movies the Oscars unfairly ignored. You shouldn’t.

    By Emily St. James and Alissa Wilkinson
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    The Good Place’s season 3 finale perfectly encapsulates the season’s strengths and weaknessesThe Good Place’s season 3 finale perfectly encapsulates the season’s strengths and weaknesses
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    “Pandemonium” gives the whole series a soft reboot (yet again) and really hopes you care about one particular relationship.

    By Emily St. James
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    M. Night Shyamalan’s The Village is an underrated masterpieceM. Night Shyamalan’s The Village is an underrated masterpiece
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    This is a surprisingly rich movie about the Iraq War. Seriously.

    By Emily St. James
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    7 winners and 5 losers from the 2019 Oscar nominations7 winners and 5 losers from the 2019 Oscar nominations
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    Winners: Roma! Black Panther! Foreign films! Losers: A Star Is Born! Emily Blunt! Mister Rogers!

    By Emily St. James and Alissa Wilkinson